With her pleasing disposition and a consistently upbeat attitude, Carolyn Eyerly makes it clear on this, her first album released under her own aegis that its tunes remain true to the title, The Sunny Side of Life. While many of
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Somewhere Beyond the Blue – Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers is one of the most consistent bands in bluegrass music. Whenever they release an album, you know exactly what you're going to get – top-tier, traditional-leaning bluegrass, powered by Mullins's solid banjo and supported
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Back to the Ozarks – Lillyanne McCool
I have never been to the self-acclaimed Folk Music Capital of the World, Mountain View, Arkansas, but after hearing 17 year old Lillyanne McCool’s album, Back To The Ozarks, I feel that I have been whisked away to the rugged beauty
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Bridges and Backroads – Jerry Salley
Jerry Salley's songs resonate, and well they should. A denizen of Nashville for nearly 40 years, he's had his music covered by scores of artists that inhabit the realms of country, bluegrass, and Gospel — Toby Keith, Patty Loveless, Reba
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Hitchhiking To California – Alan Bibey & Grasstowne
Everything has been coming up roses of late for Alan Bibey. Though he has been working as a professional grasser for more than 35 years, the past few have seen recognition come his way like it never had before. Winning
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Poa – Matt Dudman
A large part of the essence of bluegrass is enthusiasm. Without that element, even the most skillful execution is pales in comparison. So while Matt Dudman might be new to some, this California-based musician's dedication to the form is well
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That Kind of Lonesome – Eddie Sanders
I'm always intrigued by an all-original bluegrass album. We have a strong tradition in bluegrass of recycling older material – lyrics, melody lines, whole songs, etc. – so it's interesting to see what fresh ideas today's songwriters are coming up
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Tennessee Heart – Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive
There's always something to be said for music that possesses craft and creativity. Without those essential additives, there's little worth in listening. Given Shannon Bielski's background — fiddle lessons that began in her teens, a Public Performance Scholarship for the
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I’m the Happiest When I’m Moving – The Alex Leach Band
It's one thing to be labeled a prodigy. It's quite another when that distinction is earned for more than one reason. Consider the case of Alex Leach. Having earned his musical accreditation at the tender age of 19, he was
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Gravity – G-Runs ’N Roses
It's fortunate that G-Runs ’N Roses are as clever about making music as they were when coming up with their handle. On first glance, however, the branding might be misleading. In truth, there was never any cause for mistaken identity. For